Select longest records from the database

To find the longest record in your table you can use this query:


SELECT max(length(column_name)) from table_name 
This can help you in optimizing the size of your tables.


SELECT column_name FROM table_nameWHERE length(column_name) =
( SELECT max(length(
( SELECT max(length(column_name)) from table_name );


Result is a list of records with the longest length





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